"[Lot of 5 - French Departments]", Levasseur, Victor
Subject: France
Period: 1845-69 (published)
Publication: Atlas National Illustre
Color: Hand Color
Size:
17 x 11 inches
43.2 x 27.9 cm
Victor Levasseur's "Atlas National Illustre" and "Atlas Universel Illustre" are among the last decorative atlases published. The maps are all lavishly illustrated with scenes of the countryside, products and activities indigenous to the region.
Nice set of decorative 19th century maps - each including Paris and surrounded by scenes depicting the commerce and history of the region: Dept. de Seine et Oise [1869]; Dept. de la Seine [1869]; Dept. de la Seine [1845]; Dept. de Seine [1869] et Oise and France in 1846.
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Condition: A
Some soil and light foxing in blank margins.
